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(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of alkaline earth metal [(inorganic chemistry) Any of the elements of group II of the periodic table; they are low-density metals that react readily with water to form strongly basic hydroxides, and with many acids to form salts.]
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(inorganic chemistry) A white powderous substance, CaO, normally made by heating calcium carbonate.
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(chemistry) Containing cerium with valence four.
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(chemistry) Containing cerium with valence three
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(inorganic chemistry) Group 6 of the periodic table, comprising chromium, molybdenum, tungsten and seaborgium
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(inorganic chemistry) The chemical compound CuO.
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(chemistry) The organometallic cation CH₃CH₂Hg⁺; it is a toxicant that does not seem to accumulate in the environment
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Abbreviation of hydrargyrum. [(chemistry, medicine) Mercury (chemical element)]
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Obsolete form of hydrargyrum. [(chemistry, medicine) Mercury (chemical element)]
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Obsolete form of hydrargyrum. [(chemistry, medicine) Mercury (chemical element)]
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(chemistry, obsolete, rare) A compound of the bichloride of mercury with another chloride.
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Obsolete form of hydrargyrum. [(chemistry, medicine) Mercury (chemical element)]
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(inorganic chemistry) A solution of hydrogen bromide, HBr, in water; it is a strong acid, used in the production of bromine compounds.
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(chemistry) The cation obtained by reacting a proton with water - H₃O⁺; hydronium
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(chemistry) An inorganic compound
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(inorganic chemistry) The oxide of lead, PbO, that occurs as the minerals litharge and massicot
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(inorganic chemistry) An alkali, LiOH, used in gas-purification systems in spacecraft, submarines etc, and in the preparation of lithium soap.
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(inorganic chemistry) Any of several cuprates that contain mercury
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(obsolete, inorganic chemistry) butter of antimony, antimony trichloride
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(chemistry) That contains a methyl group and a mercury atom.
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lithiation involving a single atom of lithium
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Of or relating to any organic compound of mercury.
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(chemistry) A potentially explosive mixture of hydrogen and oxygen
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(inorganic chemistry) The yellow-brown solid, PuO₂, formed by the spontaneous oxidation of plutonium metal; it is used in mixed oxide fuel for nuclear reactors
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(chemistry) An alloy of sodium and mercury; used as a powerful reducing agent, and in certain types of sodium lamp.
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(chemistry) Containing tantalum in a higher proportion than tantalic compounds.
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(chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or containing, terbium.
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(chemistry) A very hard ceramic material with chemical formula TiC, used in tool bits and in the preparation of cermets
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(chemistry) A very hard, golden-coloured ceramic material, TiN; used in refractories, alloys, cermets, and semiconductors
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(inorganic chemistry) The sum of calcium and magnesium ion concentrations in water, normally expressed in mmol/L
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(chemistry, in combination) Three atoms of mercury in a compound.
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(chemistry, in combination) Eleven potassium atoms or ions in a compound (K₁₁).
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(chemistry) A birefringent crystal, typically doped with neodymium and used as a gain medium in solid-state lasers.
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(chemistry) An amorphous solid, ZnO, white when pure but often pale yellow, used in pigments and cosmetics
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